Monstera obliqua Miq.

First published in Linnaea 18: 79 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to Central & S. Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

CATE Araceae

  • Madison, M.T. 1977. A revision of Monstera (Araceae). Contrib. Gray Herb.. 207: 1-101.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Vieira, I.; Piva, J.H. [425] Brazil K000578851 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Fendler, A. [736] Trinidad and Tobago K000434457 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Williams, R.S. [676] Bolivia K000434525 Type Yes
Jenman, G.S. [6243] Guyana K002469750 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F. [5339] Brazil K001390212 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [s.n.] Brazil K001239889 Yes
[ R. J. M. ]; [ Tjon -lim -sang ]; [ I. H. M. V. D. Wiel ] [205] Suriname K002469754 Yes
Sakuragui, C.M. [1055] Brazil K001239878 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [2056] Brazil K001239897 Yes
{Mabberley; Sugden} [1850] Panama K002469873 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Panama K002469871 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [12423] Bolivia K001321484 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6261] Brazil K001239890 Yes
Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [P13270] Brazil K001239894 Yes
McDowell, T.; Hoffman, B. [4747] French Guiana K002469755 Yes
Huge-Lones, D.I.E. [125] Suriname K002469749 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5774] Brazil K001239895 Yes
Nadruz, M.; Mayo, S. [886] Brazil K000303018 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [s.n.] Brazil K001239888 Yes
de Granville, J.-J. [6702] French Guiana K002469756 Yes
Grenand [1626] French Guiana K002469762 Yes
Mayo, S.; Santos, T.S.; Argolo, A.J.S. [823] Brazil K000303021 Yes
Spruce, R. [136] K002469766 Yes
Surinam [s.n.] Guyana K002469738 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [10662] Bolivia K001321488 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6211] Bolivia K001239886 Yes
Brown, N.E. [1153] Guyana K002469741 Yes
Williams, R.S. [679] Bolivia K001321486 Yes
Prévost, M.F.; Grenand, P. [2001] French Guiana K002469761 Yes
Cremers, G. [5117] French Guiana K002469765 Yes
Nadruz, M.; Mayo, S. [898] Brazil K000303017 Yes
Solomon, J.C. [6193] Bolivia K001321489 Yes
Harris, S.A. [TP411] Guyana K002469751 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2126] Guyana K002469742 Yes
Windisch [1272] Brazil K001239896 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Menacho, M. [12637] Bolivia K001321487 Yes
Sytsma, K.J. [3878] Panama K002469869 Yes
Hostmann [s.n.] Suriname K002469747 Yes
Thurn, E.F.I. [s.n.] Guyana K002469736 Yes
Juncosa, A. [1889] Colombia K002469878 Yes
Gentry, A. [43722] Peru K002469880 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; López, E. [17118] Peru K002469881 Yes
Lister, J.R.A.; Colchester, M.E.M. [2098] Venezuela K002469882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Panama K002469870 Yes
{Herrera, G.; Esteban Sandoval McCarthy (Pollito)} [7600] Costa Rica K002466730 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [1134] Brazil K001239883 Yes
Hammel, B.; de Nevers, G.; Cuadros, H.; Herrera, H. [16486] Panama K002469874 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Hairpersaud, P.P.; Muller, O.; Van der Zee, M. [6097] Guyana K002469743 Yes
Graham, V. [552] Guyana K002469737 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7473] Brazil K001239892 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Videcki, E.R. Jr [2294] Brazil K001239881 Yes
Mayo, S.; Carvalho, F.A. [878] Brazil K000303019 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B. [13381] Brazil K001239884 Yes
Heyde, N.M. [627] Suriname K002469753 Yes
Grayum, M.; Herrera, G.; Chavarría, F. [4458] Costa Rica K002466731 Yes
Prévost, M.F.; Grenand, P. [1993] French Guiana K002469760 Yes
Sakuragui, C.M. [1055] Brazil K001239879 Yes
P.J.M.; Maas, H. [551] Suriname K002469752 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [1260] Suriname K002469744 Yes
Cremers, G. [7296] French Guiana K002469758 Yes
Plowman, T.C.; Lockwood, T.; Kennedy, H.; Schultes, R.E. [2344] Colombia K002469877 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [2772] Brazil K001239891 Yes
Sakuragui, C.M. [1060] Brazil K:SPC-62941.000 No
Krukoff, B.A. [5993] Brazil K001239882 Yes
Mayo, S.; Carvalho, F.A. [878] Brazil K000303020 Yes
Hostmann [72] Suriname K002469748 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [6444] Ecuador K002469879 Yes
Amaral, I.L. [1491] Brazil K001239885 Yes
Cremers, G. [5117] French Guiana K002469764 Yes
B.W. [4161] Suriname K002469745 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Coêlho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [7835] Brazil K001239893 Yes
Bostman [177] Suriname K002469746 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K002469740 Yes
Kennedy, H. [2753] Panama K002469872 Yes
Hunter, A.A.; Allen, P.H. [544] Panama K002469868 Yes
s.coll. [1885] K002469987 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K002469739 Yes
Araujo-Murakami, A.; Poma, A.; Palabral, A. [866] Bolivia K001321485 Yes
Spruce, R. [136] Brazil K001239899 Yes
Sauvain, M. [MS607] French Guiana K002469763 Yes
Lewis, W.H.; Burch, D.; Dwyer, J.D.; Elias, T.S. [264] Panama K002469867 Yes
Pipoly, J.; Samuels, G.; Oliveria, J.G. [6687] Brazil K001239887 Yes
Sakuragui, C.M. [1055] Brazil K001239880 Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [s.n.] Brazil K001239898 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Poveda, L.J. [11542] Costa Rica K002466732 Yes
Prévost, M.F.; Grenand, P. [1028] French Guiana K002469757 Yes
{Jean-Jacques de Granville; Berg, C.C.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.; J. van Setten} [6473] French Guiana K002469759 Yes

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